Label protector



March 12, 1929. P. JOFFE 1,705,407

LABEL PROTECTOR Filed Aug. 31, 1927 Pharmacy 4 No. Da1e SMn'Hs PharmacyNo. Date Patented Mar. 12, 192$.

. LABEL rnornc'ron'.

Application file d August 31, 216,510;

. that the protector maybe applied tothecontaincrat the time'the labelis pasted thereon,

and readily remo ved thereafter .when desired, leaving the data on thelabel visiblewhilethe protector is in place and. not unduly so led ,1 0ordis'colored, and making itpossible was:

. ,cipherlthedata on the label" by tearingofi the protector even thoughthe latter be so soiled as to make the labelille'gible while thepIQteCtQrjs in place. e 3

Further obj ect's and advantages of the n venti'on will be inpartobvious and inpart specifically pointed out in the descriptionhereinafter contained which, taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, discloses certain preferred thereof; such embodiments,however, are to be considered as merely illustrative of lts principles.In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side view of a container havmg appliedthereto a label and label protector in accordance with the invention. i

' Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3.is a face view of a labelhaving a protective sheet appliedthereto in accordance with another form of the invention, and

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the structure shown in Fig. 3. 1

In accordance with the present invention, I provide along with the label1, which may be of ordinary character, a'label protector comprising aflexible, transparent sheet of material, such as waxed or oiled paper,or

thin pyroxylin, which is substantially coextensivewith the label properand may be readily pasted on the bottle or other container at the timethe label is applied thereto.

As shown in Fig. 1, the protective transparent sheet 2 is held inposition by adhesive.

3 at its top and bottom edges, this adhesive being either applied at thetime of placing the label on the container, if an ungummed label isemployed, or if desired, the adhesive '3 may be previously applied tothe protective sheet 2 so that if gummed labels are employed the sheet 2may be merely moistened at the time the label proper is moistened.

As used in connection with prescription labels, for example, aprotective sheet of the above nature enables the druggist to write thedata on the label proper, then prepare the label 1 and sheet 2 forapplication to the conembodiments.

gether.

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tainerby. itlhesivetotheback the label and protective sheet while thelatter covers the active face of the label, orby merelymoisteningthe;label and protective sheet in, case; :gum, has beenpreviously applied thereto, after which the label: and protective sheetmay beeasily placed-inthe.proper posi ti'onon'the container. 7 In factthe protective sheet may be relied u pon,;.to, hold the label properinplacewithoutsticking the latter to the container; .[In renewingprescriptions,

zfor example,the idrugg ist maymerely tear off the protective sheet andireplaceit without renewing Qthelabel PI'OPGlPfiillCQ the lat: ter willstill present afreshappearance,'

"The protective sheet .w'ill avoid soiling of thelabelprepelr andiflsuch sheet itself be comes soiled ordiscolo'red as often happens, forexample, in'the case ofpre'scription botof the bottle,vthe protectivesheet may be I tleswhen the contents run down along the side torn off bythe druggist in renewing the pre- 1 I scription, whereby data on thelabel will still I be legible.

The flexibility of the protectivesheet, and

the fact that it may be made substantially coextensive in size with thelabel, enables the protective sheet to be used in connection with anycontainers of different sizes'andshapes.

plied along with the labels may serve to prevent stacked A somewhatmodified form of the invention ,The protective sheets furthermore whensupi I gummed labels from sticking toi. V

is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, wherein a protective sheet 2 as abovedescribed is secured by adhesive 3 to one edge of the label 1,

in putting the data upon the label, after which whereby the druggist maylift up the sheet 2 the protective sheet may be returned to normalposition and the label applied to the container in the usual manner.With this form of the invention the protective sheet 2 may be readilyremoved at any time, and if de-.

sired the lower edge of the protective sheet may begummed asindicated at3 to enable the bottom edge of the protective sheetto be put upon thelatter. Perforations 4 may also be provided near one or more edges ofthe prodesired.

"In a broaderaspect of'the-inventiomfthe i protective sheet need not betransparent but "tective-sheet to facilitate tearing it'ofl when,

may be opaque and the dataprovidedboth upon it and upon the inner label1, for example, by the use of carbon paper or otherwise. The protectivesheet in this instance Willstill enable'thc data to be read'unless itbecomes de= faced in which case the data'willragainvbe disclosed by theremoval of the protective sheet as previously described.

Vhile certain specific forms of the inven tion have beendescribed,it=willbelobv-ious I label proper, and adhesive appliedadjacent one or more edge portions of the label and protector fordetachably holding the protective sheet in'positionthereover.

2. In combination, a label ofrthelpaster t-ype,a-1'1d a label protectorcomprising a'flexible, transparent sheet substantially coextensive withand overlying said label, said sheet being detachably secured to thelabel'adjacent one edge to'a'lford access totheface of the label bylifting up the sheet, and Wherebytlie label and protector may be jointlysecured to a conta-iner and the protector readily separately removedtherefrom When desired.

' 3. In combinationa label of the paster type nover lyi-Irg acontainer,and a label protector comprising a flexible sheet substantially co- 7and adhesive applied adjacent, one or more edge portion of the label andprotector for detachabl holding the protective sheet in position tiereover.

4. In combination a label of the pastel-type, 10

and ai'label protect-or comprising a flexible sheet substantiallycoextensive with and overlying saidfllabel, said sheet beingfdetachablysecured to the label adjacent one edgeto' affO'I'Cl access'to thefaceo'f the label by lifting up the sheet, and whereby the labelvand{protector may be jointly secured to a container and the protectorreadi therefrom when desired.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing,"I

have'hereuntoset my hand this f29thfda y of August, 1927. v V p I a I IPHILIP JOFFE.

extensive'withan'd overlying the label proper, Y

ly separately removed 7

